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John Hyrcanus (/ h ər ˈ k eɪ n ə s /; יוחנן הרקנוס Yōḥānān Hurqanōs; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, romanized: Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE).
John Hyrcanus I was a high priest and ruler of the Jewish nation from 135/134 to 104 bc. Under his reign, the Hasmonean kingdom of Judaea in ancient Palestine attained power and great prosperity, and the Pharisees, a scholarly sect with popular backing, and the Sadducees, an aristocratic sect that.
John Hyrcanus, who, as Josephus says, was endowed with three godly gifts—the temporal power, the dignity of a high priest, and the gift of prophecy—died after a reign of thirty years. His death ended the power of the young Jewish kingdom.
John Hyrcanus II was the high priest of Judaea from 76 to 40 bc, and, with his brother Aristobulus II, last of the Maccabean (Hasmonean) dynastic rulers. Under Hyrcanus’ vacillating leadership, Judaea (southern of the three traditional divisions of ancient Palestine, today mostly in Israel) fell.
Grandson of Mattathias of Modein and chief architect of Judean dominance of Palestine. The youngest and only surviving son of Simon Thassi succeeded his father as high priest in 134 BCE. He was the fourth Hasmonean to rule Jerusalem.
HYRCANUS, JOHN ( Johanan ), ethnarch of Judea and high priest (135–104 b.c.e.), son of *Simeon the Hasmonean, and the most successful and energetic of rulers of the Hasmonean dynasty from the point of view of the consolidation and territorial expansion of Judea.
Oct 19, 2022 · John Hyrcanus was a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, a priestly family that ruled Judea from 152 to 63 bce. He became high priest in 135 bce and succeeded, after Antiochus VII Sidete’s death, in establishing an independent Judean state thanks to the growing dissensions among the members of the Seleucid dynasty.
JOHN HYRCANUS, the son of Simon Maccabaeus, who sent him with his brother Judas to repel Cendebmus, the general of Antiochus VII, B.C. 137. On the assassination of his father and two brothers, John ascended the throne, B.C. 135.
John Hyrcanus. By Mary Jane Chaignot. John was fourth generation of Hasmonean family, He was son of Simon Maccabeus, He was both high priest and king, Borrowed money from David's sepulcher, Vastly increased Judah's territory, Rejected by Pharisees, Reigned during height of Hasmonean Dynasty.
Jan 14, 2008 · John Hyrcanus (ruled 134-104 B.C.E.) established himself quickly as ruler and successfully negotiated his relationship with the Seleucids. He also maintained close ties with Rome which was increasingly interested in Judea as a bridge to Syria.
